Fort Whipple (2)

Fort Whipple (2) (1864-1913) - A U.S. Army post first established as Camp Whipple in 1864 during the U.S. Civil War by Major Edward B. Willis, 1st California Volunteer Infantry, in Yavapai County, Arizona. Renamed Fort Whipple in 1870 for Major General Amiel W. Whipple, who was mortally wounded 7 May 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Abandoned in 1913. Also known as Whipple Barracks.

Current Status

Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona

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USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 42739

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Location: Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona. Maps & Images Lat: 34.551667 Long: -112.452778 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 5308'

Sources:

• Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 49-50
• Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 17

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Whipple
• Wikipedia - Fort Whipple

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